Cleveland Cavaliers Weekly: Cavs Win 3 in Best Stretch of Season

Dec 4, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao (17) shoots against Denver Nuggets power forward J.J. Hickson (7) in the fourth quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Over the past week, the Cavaliers rattled off three wins and now have won four of their last five games. While all three wins came this week at home and they lost badly on the road, the Cavs did win impressively against some of the league’s better teams for their best stretch of the season.

The key to success in their wins was the defense, which has underwhelmed so far this season, despite the team hiring Mike Brown as head coach to improve the defense. Still, in these three wins, they held their opponents to only 88 points per game (PPG).